15.0% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Arthurs Seat · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Arthurs Seat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Arthurs Seat (L) in 2021 compared to a decade ago. While the area has a slightly higher overseas-born population than most similar areas, it remains far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 44.7%, followed by Australian at 36.7%. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.0% of residents were born overseas, a figure that fell 1.6 percentage points since 2011. This is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria, with 81.4% of the local population born in Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Arthurs Seat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222002/arthurs-seat/topic/ancestry-heritage